SIM4Travel - new 39p "daily connection fee"

It's slightly ambiguous about the 39 pence a day charge. In one place it says it's for when the phone is used for incoming or outgoing calls or sending sms. In another it says no charge will be made if you switch the phone off when you get home, thus raising doubts.

The cheapest way to keep it alive while not in use abroad will be to have one incoming call within 90 days of the last one, but who will set themselves sufficient reminders?

Sounds like 39p/day whenever the phone is switched on (£12/month) and from what I've seen elsewhere the credit holding fee is likely to be £2 per 30 days.

I got my SIM free from the Expedia promotion, but looks like I'll never be topping up with them given this sort of pricing structure. I was hoping for some exciting new products and a drop in prices (due to IP telephony) when they were bought by Truphone but it looks like they're just going to try and milk existing customers for all they can - can't see them staying around too long!

The 39 pence a day charge applies only if incoming or outgoing calls are made or outgoing sms sent, as I've just confirmed by talking to customer services. (I did suggest they review and perhaps edit a paragraph in the FAQs).

So there won't be a charge only for the thing being switched on.

I asked what happened if existing customers did not like this change; they said people can contact them to ask for a refund.

I disagree that it has nothing to offer, for example it may be worth keeping a roaming SIM in the car for use in the UK when outside one's own network coverage, but when compared with the existence of a number of rival SIMs or main network packages, I won't be surprised if they lose some customers.

I'll make my mind up later, for example whether I'll remember to use it once every 90 days. I have other roaming SIMs as well, but I did like that S4T rates to mobiles are quite good, though now I have the same rate from O2 while in Europe.

Absolute con.
Especially if you have been away from base and not checked emails recently with these new terms. From Monday I got a daily SMS message telling me that my previously-known-as FREE received call had cost me 39p.
That's it for me. It will be binned after finishing my credit. My 3 Mobile will be cheaper in Europe now.